Lucian Alixandrescu

Lucian is a senior content writer for CommercialCafe, specializing in commercial real estate research and data-driven reporting since 2019. With deep expertise in industrial real estate, office markets, demographics, and economics, he produces comprehensive market studies and insights on national and regional CRE trends. He also reports on adjacent subjects such as population shifts and the job market. His reports have been cited by and featured in The New York Times, Forbes, NBC, Bisnow, The Business Journals, and Yahoo Finance. Lucian holds a background in language and literature studies and brings more than 5 years of previous freelance writing experience to his commercial real estate journalism.

The evolution of the Los Angeles real estate market

An 80-Year Overview of Real Estate Development in L.A. — From Aeronautics, to Finance, to Silicon Beach

Urban resilience is an increasingly important topic in today’s complex environment. Through the evolution of its real estate market, Los Angeles is an example of urban resilience and adaptability.

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California Food Tech Company Signs 112K SF Sublease

California food technology company Perfect Day recently announced it had subleased from Aduro Biotech 112,000 square feet of office and laboratory space at 740 Heinz Ave. in Berkeley, Calif. The sublease represents all of the space leased by Aduro in the Aquatic Park Center campus which totals 800,000 square feet of office space in 16…

Office space in the suburbs

D.C., DFW & Bay Area Are the Nation’s Biggest Suburban Office Markets

D.C., Dallas-Fort Worth and the Bay Area were found to be the nation’s biggest suburban office markets. DFW lead the list for suburban office developments in the last 10 years.

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Breakthrough Properties Fully Leases Boston Building to Biotech Company

Breakthourgh Properties announced the full lease of a 263,500-square-foot laboratory building in Boston to gene editing company CRISPR Therapeutics.

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Round-Up: May 2020’s Notable Office Deals & Leases

Two months after the COVID-19 pandemic placed nearly all industries on hold, many financial markets are slowly restarting. In particular, several major office deals took place in May, proving that the situation in commercial real estate is starting to thaw. Here are the six most significant office deals and leases that took place this month….

Fort Worth, Texas

Transwestern Closes Deal on Former American Airlines HQ

Transwestern Real Estate Services announced that it brokered the sale of a campus spanning 1.4 million square feet of office space Fort Worth, Texas. The campus had previously served for decades as American Airlines’ global headquarters until last year, when it was vacated and put on the market. The sale price was not disclosed. The…

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Yardi Matrix April Office Report: Leases & Sales Remain Steady

Although COVID-19 radically changed the industry, its effects on commercial real estate aren’t yet clear according to Yardi Matrix’s April office report.

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8 Online NYC Real Estate Conferences to Attend

Many events have been cancelled to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and real estate has been especially affected by this development because of its reliance on networking and knowledge sharing. However, many organizers have decided to move their events online, hosting webinars and offering online courses. So, if you want to come out of lockdown…

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6 Tips for a Successful Commercial Real Estate Marketing Strategy

In the highly competitive commercial real estate (CRE) industry, you need to stand out from the crowd to succeed. Specifically, a good marketing strategy, if applied correctly, can help you achieve prominence among real estate brokers and, as such, draw more clients to you. Plus, a well-developed real estate marketing strategy helps you get organized…

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The Most Expensive U.S. Office Space Submarkets In 2019

Key Takeaways California home to 36 of 100 most expensive U.S. office submarkets in 2019 New York’s Plaza District, Gramercy Park and Chelsea all in top 10 Mountain View’s Shoreline takes most expensive submarket in 2019 with average sale price per square foot of $1,554 compared to $233 national average The U.S. commercial real estate…

3 Tips for a Great CRE Listing

3 Tips for a Great CRE Listing

Presentation is everything and appearances count. This is especially true within the real estate industry; you can be the best commercial real estate (CRE) broker in town, but if you don’t properly present your CRE listing in an eye-catching, appealing manner, then you’ll have a hard time selling any property. In particular, you need three…

Florham Park. NJ

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers New Jersey Sublease Expansion

Cushman & Wakefield announced it brokered an expanded sublease with a multinational IT company for 56,530 feet of office space in New Jersey. The tenant is set to occupy the entire first floor of the two-story property at 12 Vreeland Road in Florham Park. The new sublease agreement adds 29,974 square feet of office space…

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Three NYC Coworking Spaces with 24/7 Access

The growth that coworking space has seen in recent years goes hand-in-hand with the expansion of the gig economy. However, a coworking space needs to have the proper tools in order to provide service around the clock. For example, Yardi Kube — the most powerful coworking management software on the market — offers features such as automated…